Nick Harrison on Flickr Speedbird 1939-48 Airways House. Capt. Bill Leck, Empire 530 C-Class GAFCI Champion. This building was a part of the first operational headquarters of BOAC, whose flying boats left Poole for the USA & the British Empire. Poole Museum, Poole 27 Oct 2017 by Poole Flying Boats on 27 October 2017 Colour: blue Wikimedia: Flickr: How to add yours Dcs57 on Wikimedia Commons Google Streetview OpenStreetMap